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.2014级单元测试（A卷）（Unit1-Unit2）. Multiple Choices1. Sara has made up her mind that her leisure interests will never _ her career.A. in the way of B. get in the way of C. get in way of D. in way of2. The rise in interest rate will be disastrous _ small firms.A. in case of B. in the case of C. reckon with D. in case 3. He _ his time until Harvard University offered him a professorship.A. bided B. equipped C. launched D. engaged 4. By a _ of good luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble for more than 26 hours, came out alive.A. struck B. stroke C. stick D. strike5. If you let yourself _ bogged down in paper work, youll never find time to deal with the really important issues. A. step B. involve C. get D. set6. Despite difficulties, the government _ on with its campaign to eliminate corruption.A. stressed B. launched C. offended D. pressed7. These compensation cases have already _ on for over a year.A. pressed B. pushed C. dragged D. retreated8. The local government developed its economy but _ the environment.A. in honor of B. at the cost of C. for the sake of D. at a loss9. How often do you think celebrities _ charity work out of the goodness of their heart, not publicity?A. engage in B. engage on C. engage for D. engage at10. On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists _ the worlds first artificial satellite, called Sputnik.A. conquered B. started C. launched D. retreated11. We all have stress, but if you dont do something to relieve it, sooner or later it will _. A. take its role B. pay the cost C. take its toll D. pay the toll12. He urges potential informants not to _ the importance of any piece of information they can gather. A. A. estimate B. overestimate C. underestimate D. overstate13. In the US, the word oriental is considered _ to Asians because the term is based on the geographic relationship of Asia from a Western perspective. A. defend B. defensive C. offend D. offensive14. He said it was important to observe, monitor, _ and if necessary, correct those training in care. A. instruct B. engage C. order D. teach15. The total _ count may not be particularly high considering Chinas huge population.A. death B. wound C. casualty D. casually 16. Greece was no longer in the top ten “Dreamland of holiday” . Whats worse, large parts of its economy were _ by strikes.A. pressed ahead B. brought to a halt C. brought to a pause D. brought back17. Some consumers are taking this APP as an _ of privacy and refuse to register it. A. evade B. evasion C. invade D. invasion18. She said there was a _ need for up-to-date and reliable equipment if the company wanted to get more share of the market. A. devastating B. desperate C. raw D. bleak19. After three-month negotiations, the two companies agreed to form a (n ) _ to market this new product.A. army B. alliance C. campaign D. ally20. The writer went into _ to escape political imprisonment after publishing his second novel.A. escape B. expire C. exclaim D. exile21The biggest _ in our way was the shortage of water.A. ambitionB. obstacleC. contestD. withstand22. Our food supplies will only hold _ for another two weeks.A. toB. inC. outD. up to23. The specially designed shelters are built to _ ground and air attack.A. withstandB. withdraw C. retreatD. witness24. I was pleased to hear about your job offer- all that hard work has obviously paid _.A. backB. forC. ofD. off25. Parents enjoy boasting _ their childrens achievement.A. forB. aboutC. atD. in26. This could prove to be an environmental boon as well, saving fuel, reducing traffic jams, decreasing air pollution, and serving as an _ to highway expansion.A. alternate B. alternative C. alter D. alternation27. Some of them locate a cars position by correlating the rotations in the steering wheel _ its position on a map. A. to B. with C. into D. by28. They are making further efforts to_ military spending.A. lessen B. reduce C. decrease D. diminish29. She was_ to challenge for the party leadershipA. posed B. poised C. positioned D. proposed30. When you want to convert back from automatic control to manual control, just press the right button _ on the steering column.A. mounted B. mounting C. to mount D.being mounted 31. New ideas will be_into the book.A. operated B. incorporated C. corporated D. cooperated32. Different circumstances_different tactics.A. call on B. call off C. call up D. call for33. At the beginning of the race, the runners were _ together on the track, but later some of them got ahead and left the others behind. A. bunched B. brunched C. branched D. bundled 34. Many illnesses affecting white-collar workers today _ the category of stress-related illnesses.A. fall in B. fall into C. fall out D. fall apart 35. We made a _ business with the German company on the high-speed rail construction.A. monotonous B. lucrativeC. drasticD. desperate36. The builder gave a(n) _ cost for fixing the roof. A. approximate B. appropriateC. minimizeD. maximize37. The government approved a new plan to _illegal construction by the end of the year. A. prevent B. alert C. eliminate D. abolish38. The policeman alerted him _ the dangers of drunk-driving. A. to B. fromC. ofD. for39. The preachers _ voice put me to sleep.A. monologueB. monotonousC. monopoly D. monstrous40. Toms heavy footsteps upstairs made the old house _ . A. shockB. vibrate C. swayD. tremble41. This radio signal has a _ of 800,000 cycles per second. A. efficiency B. vibrationC. frequencyD. movement42. Manufactures usually begin by building the _ of a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars.A. stereotypeB. prototypeC. formationD. format43. The satellite will send _ messages from human kind to the other intelligent beings in the universe.A. back B. out C. awayD. for44. That means vehicles fitted with this new component do not get _ the mud.A. stick upB. stick to C. stuckwithD. stuck in45. The monkey suddenly emerged _ the tree, frightening Lucy into screaming. A. behind from B. from inC. out behindD. from behind46. We are trying to _ and understand how and why climates changes.A. alertB. calculate C. poiseD. detect47. The refrigerator is too big to be _ in my kitchen.A. accommodatedB. recommendedC. composedD. accumulated48. It may be _ to clone human beings, but is it ethical?A. tripleB. exoticC. feasibleD. diverse49. The clubs work in close _ with the Football Association.A. deploymentB. prophecyC. perceptionD. cooperation50. Lets go for lunch now. The meeting will be _ at 2 p.m.A. reassured B. resumedC. consumedD. refunded. ClozeTwo of the most (1)_ things about driving a car are getting lost and getting stuck in traffic. While the computer revolution is unlikely to (2) _ these problems, it will have a positive (3) _. Sensors in your car (4) _ to radio signals from orbiting satellites can locate your car precisely at any moment and warn of traffic jams. We already have twenty-four Navstar satellites (5) _ the earth, making up what is called the (6) _ Positioning System. They make it possible to (7) _ your location